Gerald Mohr

Acting

Born:June 11, 1914
Died:November 9, 1968(aged 54)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Gerald Mohr was an American radio, film and television character actor who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films and over 100 television shows. Born in New York City, he was educated in Dwight Preparatory School in New York City, where he learned to speak fluent French and German. At Columbia University, where he was on a course to become a doctor, before being discovered as promising voice talent by a radio producer. Mohr was hired by the radio station and became a junior reporter. In the mid-1930s, Orson Welles invited him to join his formative Mercury Theatre and appeared on Broadway.   Mohr began appearing in films in the late 1930s, playing his first villain role in the 15-part cliffhanger serial Jungle Girl (1941). After three years' service in the US Army Air Forces during World War II, he returned to Hollywood, starring and appearing in numerous movies until 1949 when he joined Fred Foy has co-announcer for the first series of The Lone Ranger.   From the 1950s on, he appeared as a guest star in more than one hundred television series, mostly westerns, though several comedy, variety, crime, and early science fiction serials.  Mohr is remembered for his performance as "Ricky's friend" psychiatrist 'Dr. Henry Molin' (real life name of the assistant film editor on the show) in the classic February 1953 I Love Lucy episode, "The Inferiority Complex". Mohr's repeated line was, "Treatment, Ricky. Treatment".

Filmography (55 movies)

Gilda movie poster
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7.5

Gilda

1946

as Capt. Delgado

Funny Girl movie poster
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7.2

Funny Girl

1968

as Branca

The Duel at Silver Creek movie poster
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7.0

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952

as Rod Lacy

Detective Story movie poster
7.0
7.0

Detective Story

1951

as Tami Giacoppetti

The Sniper movie poster
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The Sniper

1952

as Joe Ferris

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island movie poster
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6.6

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

as Dr. Zodiac (in disguise)

The Reluctant Dragon movie poster
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6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

as Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

The Family Jewels movie poster
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6.5

The Family Jewels

1965

as Movie Actor

Ten Tall Men movie poster
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6.4

Ten Tall Men

1951

as Kayeed Hussein

Adventures of Captain Marvel movie poster
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6.3

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

as The Scorpion (Voice)

Hunt the Man Down movie poster
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Hunt the Man Down

1950

as Walter Long

We Go Fast movie poster
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We Go Fast

1941

as Nabob of Borria

Jungle Girl movie poster
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Jungle Girl

1941

as Slick Latimer

This Rebel Breed movie poster
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This Rebel Breed

1960

as Lt. Robert Brooks

Dragonfly Squadron movie poster
6.0
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Dragonfly Squadron

1954

as Capt. MacIntyre

Two Guys from Texas movie poster
6.0
6.0

Two Guys from Texas

1948

as Link Jessup

The Invisible Informer movie poster
6.0
6.0

The Invisible Informer

1946

as Eric Baylor

Smoky Canyon movie poster
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6.0

Smoky Canyon

1952

as Narrator (voice)

Heaven Only Knows movie poster
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6.0

Heaven Only Knows

1947

as Treason

The Desert Song movie poster
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5.9

The Desert Song

1943

as Hassan

Sirocco movie poster
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5.9

Sirocco

1951

as Major Jean Leon

Money from Home movie poster
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5.9

Money from Home

1953

as Marshall Preston

My World Dies Screaming movie poster
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5.8

My World Dies Screaming

1958

as Philip Tierney

The Blonde Bandit movie poster
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5.8

The Blonde Bandit

1949

as Joe Sapelli

Guns, Girls and Gangsters movie poster
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Guns, Girls and Gangsters

1959

as Charles (Chuck) Wheeler

Raiders of the Seven Seas movie poster
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5.7

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

as Captain Jose Salcedo

The Lone Wolf in Mexico movie poster
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5.7

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

1947

as Michael Lanyard

The Monster and the Girl movie poster
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5.6

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Munn

Dr. Broadway movie poster
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5.6

Dr. Broadway

1942

as Red

The Angry Red Planet movie poster
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5.6

The Angry Red Planet

1959

as Col. Thomas O`Bannion

The Lone Wolf in London movie poster
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5.5

The Lone Wolf in London

1947

as Michael Lanyard

The Notorious Lone Wolf movie poster
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5.5

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

King of the Cowboys movie poster
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5.5

King of the Cowboys

1943

as Maurice

The Catman of Paris movie poster
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5.4

The Catman of Paris

1946

as Inspector Severen

Son of Ali Baba movie poster
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Son of Ali Baba

1952

as Capt. Youssef

Lady of Burlesque movie poster
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Lady of Burlesque

1943

as Louie "The Grin" Grindero

The Lady Has Plans movie poster
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5.2

The Lady Has Plans

1942

as Joe Scalsi

Undercover Girl movie poster
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Undercover Girl

1950

as Reed Menig

The Eddie Cantor Story movie poster
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The Eddie Cantor Story

1953

as Rocky Kramer

Panama Patrol movie poster
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Panama Patrol

1939

as Pilot

The Magnificent Rogue movie poster
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5.0

The Magnificent Rogue

1946

as Mark Townley

The Ring movie poster
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4.7

The Ring

1952

as Pete Ganusa

Redhead from Manhattan movie poster
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Redhead from Manhattan

1943

as Chick Andrews

One Dangerous Night movie poster
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4.4

One Dangerous Night

1943

as Harry Cooper

Murder in Times Square movie poster
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4.3

Murder in Times Square

1943

as O'Dell Gissing

A Date with Death movie poster
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A Date with Death

1959

as Michael David Mason / Louis Deverman

The Truth About Murder movie poster
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The Truth About Murder

1946

as Johnny Lacka

The Buckskin Lady movie poster
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3.8

The Buckskin Lady

1957

as Slinger

Invasion, U.S.A. movie poster
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3.1

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952

as Vince Potter

Movies Are Adventure movie poster

Movies Are Adventure

1948

as Narrator (uncredited)

1967 Busch Advertisement movie poster

1967 Busch Advertisement

1967

as Narrator (uncredited)

Dangerous Business movie poster

Dangerous Business

1946

as Duke

Passkey to Danger movie poster

Passkey to Danger

1946

as Malcolm Tauber

Wild West Story movie poster

Wild West Story

1964

A Guy Could Change movie poster

A Guy Could Change

1946

as Eddy Raymond

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